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174369

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the ability of claimants in North Staffordshire to access universal credit online.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Joan Walley
uin	221179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>To date, over 90% of Universal Credit claimants have made their claim online. Other methods will continue to be available – telephone or in person at the Jobcentre – to support claimants who require alternative arrangements to make a successful claim. All Jobcentres across the country have gone digital with computers and free Wi-Fi available for claimants to access the internet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All new Universal Credit claimants will receive an information pack and advice from their work coach to help them understand universal credit processes and payments, and the support available locally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Beginning next month Universal Credit will begin to expand across Great Britain in a tranche based approach, mirroring the successful implementation methods that we used to safely and securely roll it out in the north west of England. For more details please see the link below.</p><p> </p><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion</a> )</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP Implementation Officers from Stoke/West Midlands recently met with their local authority counterparts to discuss Universal Credit roll-out in 2015/16 and the need to ensure that through local partnership working, support would be available for those single Job seekers who may need support to make and manage their claim. This discussion is in advance of the more detailed discussions around the detail in the Delivery Partnership Agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through local partnership working between DWP and local authorities, we are brokering funded Delivery Partnership Agreements to make available more support for those claimants who will need extra help to make and manage their Universal Credit claim on-line and their Universal Credit payment. This will help strengthen local partnership working between DWP, local authorities and their partners as we establish Personal Budgeting Support in all local communities through the expansion of universal credit from February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 221176 221177 221178 question first answered 26/01/2015 17:08:47 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

174372

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable is for inclusion of each of the wards in North Staffordshire in the next tranche of conversion to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Joan Walley
uin	221176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>To date, over 90% of Universal Credit claimants have made their claim online. Other methods will continue to be available – telephone or in person at the Jobcentre – to support claimants who require alternative arrangements to make a successful claim. All Jobcentres across the country have gone digital with computers and free Wi-Fi available for claimants to access the internet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All new Universal Credit claimants will receive an information pack and advice from their work coach to help them understand universal credit processes and payments, and the support available locally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Beginning next month Universal Credit will begin to expand across Great Britain in a tranche based approach, mirroring the successful implementation methods that we used to safely and securely roll it out in the north west of England. For more details please see the link below.</p><p> </p><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion</a> )</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP Implementation Officers from Stoke/West Midlands recently met with their local authority counterparts to discuss Universal Credit roll-out in 2015/16 and the need to ensure that through local partnership working, support would be available for those single Job seekers who may need support to make and manage their claim. This discussion is in advance of the more detailed discussions around the detail in the Delivery Partnership Agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through local partnership working between DWP and local authorities, we are brokering funded Delivery Partnership Agreements to make available more support for those claimants who will need extra help to make and manage their Universal Credit claim on-line and their Universal Credit payment. This will help strengthen local partnership working between DWP, local authorities and their partners as we establish Personal Budgeting Support in all local communities through the expansion of universal credit from February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 221177 221178 221179 question first answered 26/01/2015 17:08:47 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

174373

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what budget he has allocated for promoting awareness of universal credit among claimants in North Staffordshire who will be required to make online applications.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Joan Walley
uin	221177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>To date, over 90% of Universal Credit claimants have made their claim online. Other methods will continue to be available – telephone or in person at the Jobcentre – to support claimants who require alternative arrangements to make a successful claim. All Jobcentres across the country have gone digital with computers and free Wi-Fi available for claimants to access the internet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All new Universal Credit claimants will receive an information pack and advice from their work coach to help them understand universal credit processes and payments, and the support available locally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Beginning next month Universal Credit will begin to expand across Great Britain in a tranche based approach, mirroring the successful implementation methods that we used to safely and securely roll it out in the north west of England. For more details please see the link below.</p><p> </p><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion</a> )</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP Implementation Officers from Stoke/West Midlands recently met with their local authority counterparts to discuss Universal Credit roll-out in 2015/16 and the need to ensure that through local partnership working, support would be available for those single Job seekers who may need support to make and manage their claim. This discussion is in advance of the more detailed discussions around the detail in the Delivery Partnership Agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through local partnership working between DWP and local authorities, we are brokering funded Delivery Partnership Agreements to make available more support for those claimants who will need extra help to make and manage their Universal Credit claim on-line and their Universal Credit payment. This will help strengthen local partnership working between DWP, local authorities and their partners as we establish Personal Budgeting Support in all local communities through the expansion of universal credit from February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 221176 221178 221179 question first answered 26/01/2015 17:08:47 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

174374

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to support people in North Staffordshire making claims for universal benefit under the new procedures.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Joan Walley
uin	221178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>To date, over 90% of Universal Credit claimants have made their claim online. Other methods will continue to be available – telephone or in person at the Jobcentre – to support claimants who require alternative arrangements to make a successful claim. All Jobcentres across the country have gone digital with computers and free Wi-Fi available for claimants to access the internet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All new Universal Credit claimants will receive an information pack and advice from their work coach to help them understand universal credit processes and payments, and the support available locally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Beginning next month Universal Credit will begin to expand across Great Britain in a tranche based approach, mirroring the successful implementation methods that we used to safely and securely roll it out in the north west of England. For more details please see the link below.</p><p> </p><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion</a> )</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP Implementation Officers from Stoke/West Midlands recently met with their local authority counterparts to discuss Universal Credit roll-out in 2015/16 and the need to ensure that through local partnership working, support would be available for those single Job seekers who may need support to make and manage their claim. This discussion is in advance of the more detailed discussions around the detail in the Delivery Partnership Agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through local partnership working between DWP and local authorities, we are brokering funded Delivery Partnership Agreements to make available more support for those claimants who will need extra help to make and manage their Universal Credit claim on-line and their Universal Credit payment. This will help strengthen local partnership working between DWP, local authorities and their partners as we establish Personal Budgeting Support in all local communities through the expansion of universal credit from February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 221176 221177 221179 question first answered 26/01/2015 17:08:47 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

174477

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Incapacity Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people on incapacity benefits suffer from mental health conditions; and what proportion of those people have undergone treatment for their mental health condition in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	221155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The number of people on incapacity benefits with mental and behavioural disorders is published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Proportions can be calculated using the published figures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information on treatment of such conditions is not collected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 221161 question first answered 26/01/2015 15:28:17 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

174478

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Incapacity Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will guarantee a place on an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies course for people on incapacity benefit suffering from poor mental health.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	221163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>Improving Access to Psychological Therapy Services (IAPT) are open access services treating people with depression and anxiety disorders in primary care. People on incapacity benefits who have depression or an anxiety disorder can access these services via either their GP or self-referral.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In England individuals who are referred are guaranteed an assessment to see if they could benefit from an IAPT treatment. It would be the patient’s decision as to whether they took up that offer or not. If the patient is not suitable for treatment they will be signposted to a mental health service or other service that is better able to meet their needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Mental health services exist in Wales and Scotland but are a devolved matter and responsibility of the Scottish or Welsh Governments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, Access to Work can also offer help to people with mental health conditions such as with communication support at job interviews, disability awareness training for colleagues when a person starts work and Access to Work’s Mental Health Support Service can offer support to individuals with a mental health condition who are absent from work or finding work difficult.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 26/01/2015 15:33:01 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

174479

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Incapacity Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment he has made of the employability of people on incapacity benefits suffering from poor mental health who have (a) received and (b) not received treatment for their condition.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	221161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The number of people on incapacity benefits with mental and behavioural disorders is published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Proportions can be calculated using the published figures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information on treatment of such conditions is not collected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 221155 question first answered 26/01/2015 15:28:17 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

174481

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who have been sanctioned since January 2012 have received hardship payments in each year since then; and what the average level was of such hardship payments.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Meacher
uin	221197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The latest available published information for Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) hardship awards is for the year from April 2011 to March 2012 and can be accessed via the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/222972/hardship_adhoc_2011_2012.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/222972/hardship_adhoc_2011_2012.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Information on the weekly amount awarded or on the duration of the award is not available. Therefore it is not possible to work out the average level of such hardship payments.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/01/2015 15:46:05 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	454 label Biography information for Mr Michael Meacher

174482

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many peer reviews his Department has carried out following the death of benefit claimants; how many such reviews involved the sanctioning of claimants; and in how many cases his Department's action was found to be inappropriate or incorrect.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Meacher
uin	221196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department has conducted 49 peer reviews relating to the death of a claimant. Peer reviews are conducted to assure the Department’s processes.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/01/2015 17:47:19 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	454 label Biography information for Mr Michael Meacher

174483

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Unemployment Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of expenditure on unemployment-related benefits to people aged (a) 18 to 24 and (b) 24 to 29 in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	221268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the tables attached.</p><p> </p><p>This data is for Great Britain only. Northern Ireland figures are the responsibility of the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 221269 question first answered 26/01/2015 18:00:04 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey attachment 1 file name PQ221268-221269 Data.docx title pq221268-221269 Data
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash